DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: History of wrestling into the 1950s

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• By Karl Stern
• Published: 24 Apr 2018, 09:24

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We continue our longform history of pro wrestling series and go deeper into the 1950s on this episode, with the NWA title reign of Lou Thesz and it coming to an end, Rikidozan in Japan, The Sharpe Brothers, and El Santo down in Mexico.

Pro wrestling continues to grow across America as the NWA grows in dominance. Plus, more on Verne Gagne and others.

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Karl Stern

Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.

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